Torulosis:

Terms Related to Torulosis

• Cryptococcus neoformans

  A species of the fungus Cryptococcus, which causes CRYPTOCOCCOSIS. Its teleomorph is Filobasidiella neoformans.

• Coccidioidomycosis

  Infection with a fungus of the genus COCCIDIOIDES, species C. immitis. The primary form is an acute, benign, self-limited respiratory infection due to inhalation of ...

• Toruloma

  Meningeal inflammation produced by CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS, an encapsulated yeast that tends to infect individuals with ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME and other immunocompromised states. The organism enters ...